Advice & Tips

Parenting can be hard work, and pregnant mums and new mothers sometimes need a little bit of extra help from other mums who know what they’re going through. Breastmates has created a special resource section filled with tried and tested parenting tips, common-sense advice on pregnancy and motherhood, unbiased help with infant feeding, and expert answers to your most important questions. Being a mum is the most important job you’ll ever do, and Breastmates cares about helping you to enjoy being a mum without the stress.

Labour Didn’t Progress

A mum shares her birth story, an induced labour that didn't progress and resulted in

Posterior Baby

Mother shares her birth story - baby was posterior and turned anterior, and how she

Posterior Labour

A birth story of how an amazing mum delivered her baby, a posterior labour.

Push Against the Pain

Birth Story. Obsetrician said that although it hadn't been the labour we were hoping

Sub Septum in Uterus

This mum is prone to miscarry due to a sub-septum in her uterus, meaning it

Surreal Birth

A mum shares her birth story - she had a lot of gas for pain

Twin Birth Story

A mum shares the birth stories of her twin daughters, they were both delivered naturally,

VBAC was Healing

A mother shares her experience of having a VBAC, it didn't go as planned but

Ventouse Delivery

Ventouse Delivery and 7.5 hour labour - one mum shares her story. She had

Best Moment in the World

A mum shares her birth story. A little bit of pain relief and epidural,